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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to procedures related to the placement of a voter on the |
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suspense list. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 14.022, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 14.022. ERRONEOUS RETURN OF RENEWAL CERTIFICATE. A |
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voter registrar shall determine whether [If the registrar
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determines that] a voter's renewal certificate was returned |
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undelivered solely because of postal service error, address |
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reclassification, or the registrar's clerical error. If the |
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registrar determines that the certificate was returned solely |
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because of that error or reclassification, the registrar shall |
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delete the voter's name from the suspense list, make any other |
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appropriate corrections in the registration records, and deliver |
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the certificate to the voter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 16.032, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 16.032. CANCELLATION FOLLOWING END OF SUSPENSE LIST |
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PERIOD. (a) If on November 30 following the second general |
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election for state and county officers that occurs after the date |
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the voter's name is entered on the suspense list a registered |
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voter's name appears on the suspense list, the registrar shall |
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cancel the voter's registration unless the name is to be deleted |
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from the list under Section 15.023. |
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(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), if a voter whose name |
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appears on the suspense list is shown to have voted in an election |
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and the name is not to be deleted from the list under Section |
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15.023, the date on which the voter is considered to have been |
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entered on the suspense list is the date of the most recent election |
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in which the voter voted. |
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SECTION 3. Section 63.0011, Election Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) The secretary of state shall adopt rules to provide for |
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the uniform and auditable processing of a statement of residence |
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required under this section. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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14.022, Election Code, applies only to a voter registration renewal |
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certificate returned undelivered and received by a voter registrar |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. A voter registration |
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renewal certificate returned undelivered and received by a voter |
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registrar before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect when the registrar received the undelivered |
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certificate, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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